~ How to SM a 701 Enduro ~

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If you really want to know, don't read this :D

My first and only true love when it comes motorcycles are Supermotos so when I decided to get a 701 Enduro as my main, do everything bike I justified this in my head by thinking I'd have two sets of wheels. The idea being I had an off road bike, a distance bike (just!) and a hooligan (SM) bike all in one.........

I've done this to many bikes over the years, some are easier than others to do and to be fair, other than a couple of issues still to be resolved, the Husky has been relatively straightforward.


First, get one set of 17" wheels. I was fortunate in sourcing a second hand set from a 701 Supermoto so I knew the hubs were identical. This helps straight away with stuff like spacers being the same.You can, of course, have a set built for you.

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Then fit some super sticky, preferably designed for light weight bikes, tyres. I went with Conti Attack SM Evos (standard fitment to 701's). A new tyre for me but they look sticky enough :)

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That's the easy bit.

Now the SM front wheel comes with a 320mm disc. Pretty much standard for a any SM. The Enduro has a smaller 300mm disc. Normally you'd fit a spacer bracket which is effectively a replacement for the mounting part of the calliper. This spaces out the calliper for the bigger disc. Unfortunately none are available out there so my only option is to have one machined. Having spoken to a couple of guys who can do this I decided to go with the 300mm disc for now and see how it goes.....so a new 300mm disc was purchased and fitted.

Remembering to remove the disc spacer on the SM wheel the new disc was fitted and the spacers from the Enduro wheel fitted (the 701 SM had a radial monobloc calliper and wider triple clamps for the fatter wheel which necessitates this change).

For the same reason I bought a new set of fork guards and cut them down on the inside to provide clearance for the fatter tyre. With all this done the wheel just fits without rubbing and all is good.

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Next the back wheel...... Things to consider are width of tyre (will it rub the chain? Will it even fit in the S/A?) and gearing. We're reducing the diameter of the wheel and fitting a low profile tyre so gearing will be affected. Some of the work has already been done by Husky with their SM so I went with the standard tyre size (160) and rear sprocket.

The next issue is getting the bastard in there! It's a tight squeeze and a tired Outtomunch gave up at the first attempt and even had to resort to the Husky Facebook group to check I hadn't missed something. The general consensus was I was a twat so fresh head and fresh eyes the next morning and it went straight in :rolleyes: As with most SMs though there is defo a knack.............

So this was all done on Saturday, last night was the first chance I had to give her a shakedown ride.


I'm always amazed by what a difference small wheels make, even ride quality is improved with some nice smooth radials......

First thoughts:

Grip - exactly as you'd expect :green gri

Handling - very precise and sticks to a line as if on the proverbial rails, nice. Not as quick steering as you'd imagine but that's normal due to dirt bike geometry so to address this I'll be increasing the preload a bit to raise the rear and raising the forks in the yokes as much as I'm able. If past SMs are to go by that'll turn her into a super quick steering bike :)

Gearing - I've only gone down one tooth over the stock Enduro and it feels pretty much the same as the Enduro gearing which is a little bit short for road use. This makes for a very fun bike on back roads but I do have another sprocket (down 3 teeth) to try and see if I can keep the fun but also be a bit more long legged. This may need a longer chain :nenau but hopefully turning around the adjusters will suffice.

Height - I can now flat foot the bike, so much nicer and has confirmed I need to get a lowering link for off road use. I also need to get hold of a SM side stand as the Enduro one is currently US unless on a perfectly flat surface.

Brakes - 300mm disc is plenty powerful enough :)

Electronics - why do bikes have to be so fucking complicated these days! So fitting the SM wheels and their ABS rings means the speedo reads out (no big deal) but also the TC and ABS don't function and the engine management light comes on :rolleyes:
I believe the answer is to 're-programme' the dash to recognise the 17" wheels. An afternoon on Google and pissing around with buttons awaits me.......it was so much simpler in the old days!


So, there you have it, how to SM a 701.

Worth it? Yeah I reckon, including tyres it's set me back around £900 but it's like having two bikes now so great value in my head :)

Do I like it? I fucking LOVE it :D


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Andres
 
Looks nice,

But that chain don't half look close to the rear tyre & rim in the last piccy :eek:
 
Looks nice,

But that chain don't half look close to the rear tyre & rim in the last piccy :eek:

There's about 6mm clearance so plenty of room ;)

Back in the day when fitting 160's/170's the bikes had narrower swing arms and, more than once, we'd end up trimming the tyre with a Stanley knife to get a couple of mill clearance..............

Andres
 
Looks great .
Think mine would look daft with SM wheels . Tbh it handles bloody well with just the swap to Conti Trail Attack 3s on the OE 21/18 wheels.
 
Looks great .
Think mine would look daft with SM wheels . Tbh it handles bloody well with just the swap to Conti Trail Attack 3s on the OE 21/18 wheels.

I'm not sure it'd look daft but yeah, I'll bet the tyres make a really positive difference and, as we both know, there's naught wrong with 21" wheels :thumb2

Andres
 
I'm not sure it'd look daft but yeah, I'll bet the tyres make a really positive difference and, as we both know, there's naught wrong with 21" wheels :thumb2

Andres

Yeah but too much a faff for me if the speedo reads incorrectly and all the blasted warning lights etc ….
 
I wonder if I should buy some SM wheels for my 501?

It’s already got enduro wheels plus a set with a rear cush drive and 50/50 tyres and I’ve got a bigger front disc conversion so say about a grand and the jobs done. I’d leave the rest of the travel kit on it then take it to the Alps and use it to smash GS toilets on the hairpins :okay
 
I wonder if I should buy some SM wheels for my 501?

It’s already got enduro wheels plus a set with a rear cush drive and 50/50 tyres and I’ve got a bigger front disc conversion so say about a grand and the jobs done. I’d leave the rest of the travel kit on it then take it to the Alps and use it to smash GS toilets on the hairpins :okay

Few guys on one of the Facebook groups for SM's have done that and its bonkers.
In fact there was an Instagram post this morning with someone getting his shoulder and head as well as his knee down on a 501 SM'd!
 
Just as a serious but possibly stupid question about this whole project but would it have been easier to go the other way and do SM to adv rather than this way as then the brakes may not be as tricky
 
Just as a serious but possibly stupid question about this whole project but would it have been easier to go the other way and do SM to adv rather than this way as then the brakes may not be as tricky

Not a stupid question but no, the SM has different suspension. Proper road suspension which would be shite off road (less travel, much stiffer) and as I intend using the 701 off road that ruled that route out, I'd rather have compromised suspension on road than compromised suspension off road IYSWIM. Also the SM has a great big 4 pot monobloc. TBH that's complete overkill on the road but off road, no way :eek:

Andy - JFDI, it's not a load of money and you only live once :D

Andres
 
Not a stupid question but no, the SM has different suspension. Proper road suspension which would be shite off road (less travel, much stiffer) and as I intend using the 701 off road that ruled that route out, I'd rather have compromised suspension on road than compromised suspension off road IYSWIM. Also the SM has a great big 4 pot monobloc. TBH that's complete overkill on the road but off road, no way :eek:

Andy - JFDI, it's not a load of money and you only live once :D

Andres

Fair point i had forgotten about the suspension element of it
 
Andy - JFDI, it's not a load of money and you only live once :D

Andres

The reality is that it’s not a load of money and for a bit extra I could put a completely different rear shock on it just to finish the job.

I’ll file it under the heading of things that would make me laugh.
 
Would it not be better to go up a tooth on the front, if available, than smaller on the back?
 
Not so sure there is clearance to go up at the front,
The sprocket is really close to the swinging arm chain slipper as stock.

This……plus I’d be changing the front sprocket every time I changed back to the enduro wheels so a bit more faff.

Andres
 
Nice. Had a KTM 690 SMC a few years back and loved it. Put an open pipe on it, airbox and other naughty stuff and it was mental as feck. Really like the look of your 701 :)
 
Nice. Had a KTM 690 SMC a few years back and loved it. Put an open pipe on it, airbox and other naughty stuff and it was mental as feck. Really like the look of your 701 :)

Riding a SM really does bring out the best in one doesn't it :D


So, today's task is to see if I can get the engine management light to go out, no fault codes displayed on the dash and get the TC and ABS to work again..............

Looks like on on my own with it being a 2021 model with it's new dash and tweaks to the electronics. As far as I can ascertain previous years just need the speedo recalibrating, TC and ABS aren't affected so I'll be using the procedure from previous years to recalibrate the speedo, hope that it works sorts the TC and ABS. Of course, there's always the chance they aren't related. We'll see....................

Andres
 
Riding a SM really does bring out the best in one doesn't it :D


So, today's task is to see if I can get the engine management light to go out, no fault codes displayed on the dash and get the TC and ABS to work again..............


Andres


What you do is this :

First,turn the ignition off













































































..done :hippy
 
What you do is this :

First,turn the ignition off


..done :hippy

With technical insights like that driving busses is wasted on you :dabone

I'll give you a clue though, it involves taking the headlight off, a piece of chalk and a tape measure.................

Andres
 


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